Der Outsider

Evil has many faces... perhaps even yours. In the city park of Flint City, the mutilated body of an eleven-year-old boy is found. Eyewitness accounts and crime scene evidence unmistakably point to an upstanding citizen: Terry Maitland, a well-liked English teacher, youth baseball coach, married with two young daughters. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son was coached by Maitland, orders an immediate arrest, which takes place in broad daylight. While the suspect can provide an alibi, Anderson and the prosecutor have clear DNA evidence from the autopsy linking him to the crime – a watertight case, then? As the investigation continues, more horrific details emerge, but so do increasing inconsistencies. Does the likable coach really have two faces and is he capable of such inhumane acts? How can it be explained that he was in two places at once? In the end, no one expects the true, horrifying answer. Stephen King is simply unmatched in creating monsters of all kinds. "The Outsider" is truly a remarkable work.